Making a Living
5.5
A swindler scams a newspaper reporter-photographer and then, not realizing where the man is employed, applies for a job at his newspaper.
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Cast
15 people
Charlie Chaplin
The Swindler (uncredited)
Known for
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Henry Lehrman
Newspaper Reporter-Photographer (uncredited)
Known for
Kid Auto Races at Venice
A Corner in Wheat
Virginia Kirtley
Fiancée (uncredited)
Also in
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Mabel's New Hero
Alice Davenport
Fiancée's Mother (uncredited)
Also in
Gentlemen of Nerve
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Billy Gilbert
Jealous Husband (uncredited)
Known for
A Busy Day
The Rounders
Emma Clifton
Jealous Husband's Wife (uncredited)
Known for
Between Showers
Charles Inslee
Newspaper Editor (uncredited)
Known for
Work
A Woman
Beverly Griffith
Seated Man with Editor (uncredited)
Also in
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade
Cheating the Public
Grover Ligon
Bald Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
Also in
Kid Speed
The Bakery
Edward Nolan
Cop at Apartment Steps (uncredited)
Known for
Between Showers
Recreation
Tammany Young
Onlooker (uncredited)
Known for
It's a Gift
She Done Him Wrong
Edgar Kennedy
Wreck Bystander (uncredited)
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Henry Lehrman Director · Reed Heustis Screenplay Frank D. Williams Cinematographer
United States release February 2, 1914 · Produced in United States · Languages English, No dialogue
Production
Keystone Film Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · No dialogue
Release dates
United States · February 2, 1914
Theatrical
United States
November 16, 1918 · Theatrical · Re-release
Finland
December 7, 1921 · Theatrical
May 27, 1922 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
March 17, 1916 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 3, 1916 · Theatrical
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